Bailey Coach

Hurricane Harvey brought devastation to Houston, Texas, and many other towns along the Gulf Coast. For Dan Puccio, associate direct of student affairs at Penn State York, the photos on the news and social media reminded him of the catastrophic loss in New Orleans, a place he used to live and work. Although he wasn’t in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, Puccio remembers seeing the impact on that city and its residents years later. Those memories, shared with him by friends and colleagues who lived through Katrina, inspired him to do something.

Dan Puccio, right, talks with Penn State York students Ashleigh Cummings, Kerry Almeida, and Michelle Cruz, left to right, as they begin to gather items to send to the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, and along the Gulf Coast. The campus will collect items until Sept. 15, with the first wave of donations heading to Houston on Sept. 7.

Penn State York

1031 Edgecomb Avenue

York, PA17403-3326

717-771-4000

Situated on 51 beautiful hillside acres overlooking the historic city of York in south-central Pennsylvania, Penn State York offers a small, engaging college environment with all the resources of a major research university.